Mesopotamia
wedge shaped writing made by pressing a reed into clay
cuneiform
lived in what River Valley
Nile
The Indus River Valley is in which two modern countries
India and Pakistan
longest river in Asia, third longest river in the world
Yangtze River
name for the monotheistic religion of the Hebrews
Judaism
two rivers that surround Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
traded with these neighbors to the south
Nubia
fortified city in the Indus Valley
Harappa
why is the Huang He called the river of sorrow?
it floods and kills people
who brought the 10 Commandments down from Mt Sinai?
Moses
What does Mesopotamia mean?
"land between the rivers"
Egyptian pictographs
hieroglyphics
city in the Indus Valley where chickens were first domesticated
Mohenjo-Daro
why is the Huang He called the yellow river?
it's muddy
Founder of Judaism
Abraham
Harsh law code created by a Sumerian king
Code of Hammurabi
the name for the area where a river dumps into a larger body of water
delta
name of the river in the Indus River Valley
Indus River
Phoenicians created the first true one of these and spread it through trade
alphabet
Another name for Mesopotamia because of its rich soil
Fertile Crescent
process of preserving dead bodies
mummification
The Hebrews and Phoenicians lived in what region of the Mediterranean world?
the Levant